It was one of the most critical elections of American history, overshadowed only by the one that plunged the country into civil war. The deadlocked election of

It was one of the most critical elections of American history, overshadowed only by the one that plunged the country into civil war. The deadlocked election of

A history of the presidential campaign follows the clash between the two candidates, Adams and Jefferson, and their different visions of the future of America,

An “excellent” history of the tumultuous early years of American government, and a constitutional crisis sparked by the Electoral College (Booklist). In the

This is the first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796. At first glance, the first presidential contest looks unfamiliar—parties were frow